Simone Munsch

Simone Munsch is a Full Professor at the Department of Psychology, affiliated with the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences at the University of Fribourg. Her work focuses on clinical psychology, eating disorders, and child development, with a strong emphasis on obesity, emotional eating, and digital interventions.

• Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg
• Research in eating disorders, body dissatisfaction, and pediatric mental health
• Publications in journals like Clinical Psychology in Europe, Frontiers in Psychology, and PLOS ONE

Her research spans clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, and behavioral nutrition, with recent studies examining:

• Binge-eating disorder treatment in digital and blended formats
• Interoception and its role in eating pathology
• Emotion regulation deficits in youth with eating disturbances
• Parenting dynamics influencing preschool children's eating behaviors
• Virtual reality applications for stress and psychopathology research

She publishes extensively in clinical psychology journals and collaborates on cross-disciplinary projects like the Swiss Preschoolers’ Health Study (SPLASHY). Her work integrates physiological measures (e.g., cardiac vagal tone) with psychological assessments, emphasizing early intervention opportunities.